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Flgflfl /Vl/EN7'7 362 I Z 1 Q Patented Nov. 19, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE .LASTING RoyW/CummingspBeverly Mass; assignor to v United "ShoeMachinery Corporation, Borough of *Flemingto-InN. a corporationof New Jersey Application-lunel 'i,1939,'S erialo-No. 279,109

32 Claims. (01.12-14) Thisinventionrelates to lasting machines, and is hereinillustratedas embodied in a toe-lasting machine, the invention being iurther'illustrated as applied -to the :lasting of the toes of welt shoes 55 for which use, insome of its aspects, ithasspe- ,cialadvantages. .It will be recognized, however, that in various aspects it is not limited to the lasting :of welt shoes or !to the lasting of the toe endsof shoes. I

ZI-hetoes .of-welt-shoes-are commonly lastedin lasting machines having toe-embracing wipers whichfirst wipethe upper heightwise of thellast and .then wipe its .marginal portion inwardly over-the 'feather of the insoleandpressit against i5 a lip or shoulder lying substantially parallel to ,the extreme edge of the'insole. An object of .the present-invention is .to ,provide a construction :such that wipers, preferably formed substantially-to fit the contour of theshoe opposite the edge face of the insole for thebest resultsin the wiping of the upperheightwise of the last (commonly known .as the upwipingroperatiomj, will .also thereafter press the marginal .portionof the =upperrclosely against the lip or shoulder .of the .25 insoleallalong their wiping-edges. ,To this and .otherends, the machineherein shown is provided with wipers whichare operated to wipe theupper inwardly over the insole mainly by l bodily .movements toward each other widthwise of the .last as distinguished from swinging movements about an .axislocated substantially at the-end of the toe, combined with bodily movements ..len gthwise:of :the last, so as to maintain a substantiallyparallel relation between their wiping ,35 edges and .the .lip or shoulder "of the insole. To

.permitthese wipers, which may be termed the main wipers, :thus to be moved toward each other, they :areseparatedinitially,fromueach other at theend'of the toe,-and.between them arerlocated Q40 whatmaybe termedauxiliary wipers whichwipe .theupperheightwise ;of the lastat .the extreme .endo'fthe toe and are thereafter moved in such manner as to make way for the main wipers to approach each othenas thelatter wipe theup- 'jperinwardly cover the insole, while "assisting in -the-inward wipe at the end of the toe. ,As illustrated, the auxiliary wipers comprise bars arranged initially in angularrelation to each other and having beveled ends to provide upper-engaging faces or edgesbridgingthe space between the main wipers, the bars'being swung into parallel relation after the upwipingoperationto per.- -mit suitably formed 'portions -of-*the "main wipers substantially to meet at the endof 'thetoe. In

the "construction shown the main wipers are the claims.

closed; about the toepreparatory tothe upwiping operation by swinging movements of wipercarriers about (an axis located substantiallyat the end of the toe, and relatively .to these rca'rriers theyeare moved reotilinearly toward eachother in E5: wiping the upper inwardly over the insole. For better insurance that under any conditions the upper will :be forced inwardly against the -1ip-or' shoulderot the insole withvadequate pressure in locations. comparatively remote from the end of 10 the toe, provisionisaifordedin the machine herein ,shown, which-is a power-operated machine, format ,only moving the main wipers lbodily toward eachnother as .above described, but also swinging "them inwardly to a small extent by 15 movements of the above-.mentioned wiper carriers aboutgthl'eir axis atlthe end of thetoe.

l .The xinvention further provides .novel shoepositioningumeans so constructed that thevshoe mayrtipandadjustitself to the wipersto equalg0 izethe pressure of the wipers rheightwise of the shoe ..on 1 difierent ,portions .of the .upper over the -insole..,;-For the purpose in ,view, thelshoeeposi tioning me'ansl in the construction shown com- -prisesLa-member-iforengaging thebottom of the 25- forepart lo'f'gthe shoe [presented bottom upward, and meahshlow the shoe providing a bearing .r.elatively.ito which this member is universally movable with theshoe about a center located substantially ,on-theibottom of the toe end of the ,ac

shoe and substantially midway ,lengthwise and Widthwiseof the shoe of the portion of the shoe on whichthe; wipers operate. Mechanismis further provided "fcrulocking thismember in .a centralizedposition during the upwl'l ingoperation 35 and ffor thereafter unlocking it to permit the shoe controlle'd'thereby to adjust itself as above described as the wipers wipe the upper inwardly. Included also in the construction shown is a heel.- endsupport for theshoe andllast somounted as (40 .to partake of anysuch tippingmovementof the The above and other features of theinvention, including various nnovel details of construction and combinations of parts, will .now be'more par- ;45 ticularly described with ,reference .to the accompanying drawings and thereafter pointed outin In the drawings:

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i a plan view of themachine, with parts removed and others brokenaway;

. Fig.3 is a plan view on a reduced scale of a 5 elevation and partly in section on the line VII-VII of Fig. 6;

Fig. 8 is an exploded view of a portion .of the wiper mechanism;

Fig. 9 is a plan view of thewipers and parts associated therewith as' they appear substantially at the end of the upwiping operation; 7

Fig. 10 is a view similar to Fig. 9, showingthe wipers at the end of the overwiping operation; and

Fig. 11 is a cam chart illustrating the timing of the different operations.

For positioning and controlling the shoe in the toe-lasting operation the machine is provided with a carrier 2 (Figs. 1 and 4) which, by means hereinafter described, is moved downwardly to lower the shoe relatively to the toe-lasting wipers (also hereinafter described) and thus to cause the wipers to wipe the upper heightwise of the last to the edge of the insole, and is also moved upwardly to press the overwiped margin of the upper more firmly against the insole after the wipers have wiped the margin inwardly over the insole. The carrier 2 is guided in its movements by two vertical rods 4 which, for this purpose, extend through lugs formed on the carrier at its upper and lower ends, the rods being fastenedat their lower ends to the frame of the machine and extending near their upper ends through lugs 6 formed on the frame. Secured on the upper end of the carrier 2 is a casting 8 provided with a downwardly extending annular flangeJU which is curved to provide an upper face I2 (Fig.4) of spherical contour to serve as a seat for a correspondingly curved member [4 (Figs. 3 and 4) which, by reason of its shape. may be conveniently referred to as a bowl. Integral with this bowl is an upwardly extending standard I 6 on one side of which is mounted an arm I 8, the arm having a stem 28 (Fig. 1) extending through the standard and fastened by a nut 22 and being further secured to the standard by a screw 24. Mounted on the arm I8 is a plate 26 (Fig. 2) curved to ,fit the inner face of the toe-end. portion of the lip of a welt shoe insole and also formed to engagethe bottom face of the insole adjacent to the lip, so that by its engagement with the insole the plate determines in all respects the position of the shoe relatively to the bowl l4. Preferably the plate is, detachably mounted on the arm to permit differently shaped plates to be readily substituted for positioning shoes of different styles and sizes. For this purpose there maybe utilized, for example, mechanism substantially as disclosed in United States Letters Patent No. 2,160,846, granted on June 6, 1939, on an application of F. C. Eastman and A. F. Pym. Instead of the plate 26,,the arm l8 may be provided, if desired, with meansfor positioning the work by the use of pins extending through the insole into sockets in the last, substantially in accordance with the disclosure of United States Letters Patent No. 1,674,060, granted on June 19, 1928, upon an application-ofA. .F. Pym. This may be desirable, for example, if the machine is to operate onshoes of a different type than welt shoes.

Also supported on the bowl [4 is a heel-end support for the shoe and last, comprising a bar 28 (Figs. 1 and 4) formed at its upper end to engage the top of the cone of the last and provided with a short pin 30 arranged to extend into the end of the usual spindle hole in the last to position the bar in proper relation to the last. The bar 28 has a tubular portion slidingly movable in a sleeve member 32 which has a lower ball-shaped end mounted in a socket formed in a bracket 34 adjustablysecured to a rod 36, this rod at its upper end being secured in fixed relation to the .bowl l4. Mounted in the tubular portion of the bar 28 is a spring 38 which tends to move the bar upward relatively to the member 32, the limit of such upward movement of the bar being determined by pins 40 which extend from the member 32 into slots 42 in the tubular portion of the bar. The bar 28 is accordingly movable in a downward direction againstthe resistance of the spring 38 by pressure of the last thereon as the operator presents the work to the machine, until it assumes a position determined by the last when the shoe is in proper relation to the plate 26. It will also be understood that the bar may swing in any direction to adapt its position to the position of the last, its upper end portion extending for this purpose through comparatively wide slots 43 (Figs. 2 and 3) formed in the casting 8 and the bowl l4. Forward swinging movement of the bar, when there is no shoe in the machine, is limited by its engagement with a portion 44 of the casting 8 which bridges these slots.

After the bar 28 has been depressed as above described to a position determined by the last, it is locked against upward movement by a dog 46 pivotally mounted on a pin supported in ears on the member 32 and having an eccentric end face arranged for frictional engagement with the outer face of the tubular portion of the bar. A spring 48 connected to the dog and to a pin on the member 32 serves, when permitted, to hold the dog in looking position. Accordingly the spring 38, while opposing substantial resistance to any tipping movement of the heel end of the shoe in a downward direction in the lasting operation, has no tendency itself to tip the shoe in the opposite direction. The dog 46 is moved' into position to release the bar 28 by upward movement of a-rod 58 extending through the enlarged head of a pin 52 (Fig. 2) which is rotatably mounted in the forward end of the dog,'this rod carrying a nut 54 (Fig. 4) arranged to engage the head of the pin 52 to swing the dog to its idle position. The rod 50 at its upper end isbent to extend through a hole in a hand lever 56 to connect it to the hand lever, this lever being mounted to swing abouta rod 58 supported in the standard l6. Adjustably mounted in a socket in the hub portion of the hand lever 58 is a rod 60 on which is adjustably secured a downwardly extending rod 62 arranged to serve as a holddown in engagement with that portion of the bottom of the shoe which slopes heeltent 66 which is carried by the hand lever and arranged to engage ratchet teeth formed on a plate 68 secured to a segmental portion of the standard 16. Initially the hand lever may be 3 limit tipping movements of the toe rest.

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held at such a height that-the dog 46'isinoperative when the bar 28 is forced downwardly by the last as the operator presents the work to the machine, or it may be low enough to render the dog operative at this time, since the dog in its operative position does not prevent downward movement of the bar. After adjusting the shoe inproper relation to the plate 26 the operator lowers the hand lever far enough to bring the holddown rod 62 into engagement with the bottom of the shoe. The holddown rod 62 thus assists not only in preventing any tipping movement of the shoe relatively to the plate 26 about an axis extending laterally of the shoe, but also, by reason of its engagement with the sloping bottom face of the shoe, in holding it against any heelward displacement by reason of pressure of the wipers thereon in the lasting operation.

For clamping the toe end of the shoe against the plate 26 after the shoe has been positioned as above described, there is provided a toe rest which is moved upwardly into clamping engagement with the shoe substantially at the beginning of the power operation of the machine.

' This toe rest comprises a pad 12 mounted on a block 14 which is supported on a holder 16', the block being provided with curved ribs 18 mounted in correspondingly curved guideways in the holder so that the toe rest may tip about an axis extending lengthwise of the shoe and located substantially on the bottom of the toe end of the shoe. A pin 80 (Fig.- 1) extending from the holder 16 to a position between the inner ends of the ribs 18 serves by contact with the ribs to The holder 16 is provided with a depending stem 82 mounted in a carrier 84 and resting at its lower end on a screw 86 threaded in the carrier, the toe rest accordingly being adjustable upwardly or downwardly in response to the turning of this screw. The carrier 84 is mounted for swinging movements in directions lengthwise of the shoe on a pin 88 supported in the forked front end of an arm 90 fast on a. rock shaft 92 mounted Two springs 64 and 66 connected to pins on the arm 66 and to portions of the carrier 84 located respectively above and below the pin 88 hold the carrier normally in a substantially vertical position while permitting it to swing in one direction or the other about the pin for a purpose hereinafter described. Also fast on the rock shaft 92 is an arm 68 to the rear end of which is pivotally connected a depending rod I00, the reduced lower end of this rod extending through and being guided by a stud I02 mounted on the frame of the machine. The rod I80 is surrounded by a spring I04 which bears at its lower end on a thimble I06 supported by a nut I08 on the'rod. In engagement with the upper end of thesp'ring I68 is a cap member H0 movable lengthwise of the rod I80 and connected by links M2 to the forked front end of a lever H4 (Fig. 6) mounted to turn about a rod II6 (Fig. 7) on the frame. The rear end of the lever IE4 carries a roll engaged by a path cam H8 formed in one side of a cam wheel I28 fast on a cam shaft I22 mounted in bearings in the frame. When the cam wheel I is turned in the direction of the arrow (Fig. 6) downward movement is imparted to the cap member H0 and this member acts through the spring I64, the rod I00 and the arms 98 and 90 to force the toe rest 18 upwardly against the shoe, the spring being compressed more or less after the toe 'rest engages the shoe. In the return of the parts to starting positions the cap member- H0 engages a nut I24 threaded .on the rod I00 to lower the toe rest.

By means hereinafter described the bowl I4 is held down on its seat I2 on thecasting 8, and accordingly when downward movement is imparted to theicarrier 2 the shoe is forced downward-by the plate 26 and the holddown rod 62 to cause the wipers to wipe the upper upwardly around the toe end of the last. For thus moving the carrier downwardly, and for also moving it upwardly thereafter to force the shoe firmly against the wipers, there is provided a toggle comprising an upper and a lower pair of toggle links I26 and I26 (Figs. 1 and 4). The upper links I26 are 'pivotally mounted on a rod I30 which extends through a crosshead I32 formed on the lower end of a stem I34 on which is threaded a spool I36 rotatably mounted in a bore formed in 'a-l-ug on the rear face of the carrier 2, the spool having on its upper end a skew gear I38 which engages the top face of the lug and having fast on its lower end a collar I40 which engages the lower face or the lug. Accordingly downward and upward movements are imparted to the carrier 2 by corresponding movements of the crosshead I32; At their lower ends the links I26 are pivotally connected to the upper ends of the links I28 by a rod I42, and the links I28 at their lower ends are pivotally mounted on a rod I44 extending through the head I46 of a. rod I48 vertically movable in a bearing member I50 on the frame. Between this member and the head I46 is a spring I52 which is compressible by downward movement of the rod I 48,the rod carrying a nut I54 which limitsupward movement thereof by engagement with the member I50. The rod 142 which connects the two' pairs of toggle links together is connected by a link I56 to the upper end of a lever I58 pivotally mounted on a rod I60 carried by a pair of cars I62 which are integral with the carrier 2'. At its lower end the lever I58 is connected by a link I64 to a lever I66 pivotally mounted at its lower end on a rod I68 supported in lugs at the base of the machine, the a lever I66 being provided with a roll engaged by a path cam I68 (Fig. '7) formed in one side of a cam wheel I10 faston a cam shaft I12. As shown in Fig. 4 the toggle? I26, I28 is straight and the carrier 2 is at the limit of its upward movement prior to the operation of the wipers on the shoe; and in the operation of the'machine the toggle is broken toward the left by the above-described cam-operated mechanism to impart the required downward movement to the carrier. wipers wipe the margin of the upper inwardly over the insole the toggle is partially straightened to cause the shoeto be pressed more firmly up against the'wipers. At this time the spring I52 may yield more or less.

The skew gear I38 above referred to as part of the spool I36 threaded on the stem I34 is engaged by another skew gear 114 fast on a shaft I16 which is 'rotatably mounted in ears on the carrier 2 and is provided with a hand wheel I18 on. The cam H8 which'controls the toe rest is 7 As-theward movement thereof, so that, the amount of compression of the spring I04 remains substantially constantat that time. When the carrier 2 is raised the small amount required to cause the shoe to be pressed more firmly against the wipers by reason of the raising of the plate 26 and the holddown rod 62, it is mainly through the toe rest 10 that the shoe is thus pressed against the wipers. In this operation the toe rest is not only controlled by the spring I04, but

also by mechanism hereinafter described through which upwardly directed force is applied thereto by the carrier 2.

The bowl I4 and its seat I2 on the casting 8 are spherically curved about a center located substantially on the bottom of the shoe and substantially midway between the opposite sides of the toe of the shoe as well as midway lengthwise of the shoe of the portion thereof on which the toe wipers operate. Provision is afforded for universal movement of the bowl and the parts supported thereon about this center for the purpose of equalizing the pressure of the wipers on all portions of the margin of the upper on which they operate as they are moved inwardly to wipe the upper over the insole. If they tend, for example, to apply greaterpressure to the margin of the upper at one side of the toe than at the other side, or greater pressure at the extreme end of the toe than in locations farther from the end of the toe, such pressure will cause the shoe to tip in a direction to equalize the pressure, the tipping of the shoe being accomplished by tipping movement of the bowl about the above-mentioned center by reason of the action of the shoe on the plate 26 against which it is pressed firmly by the toe rest. Itwill be understood that in any such movement of the bowl the heel end support, in-

cluding the bar 28, partakes of the movement of the bowl and the shoe. If the shoe is tipped laterally in this manner the toe rest I0 moves with it about the axis of curvature of the ribs I8 and their'guideways, this axis being located substantially at the bottom of the shoe. If the shoe is tipped lengthwise the toe rest and its support may swing about the pin 88 against the resistance of one or the other of the springs 94, 96, so as'to avoid any rubbing of the toe rest on the shoe.

Initially, however, 'the bowl I4 is centralized with respect to tipping movement, and it is maintained in this centralized position during the wiping of the upper heightwiseof the last and until the wipers are about to begin their movement to wipe the upper inwardly over the insole. This insures against any objectionable displacement of the shoe in the upwiping operation. The means for thus centralizing the bowl comprises a member I80 (Fig. 4) mounted for vertical movements in a bearing in the carrier 2 and having at its upper end a head I82 arranged to extend into an opening in the bowl and provided with a downwardly and outwardly flaring face which engages a complemental face on the bowl. As shown in Fig. 3, the head I 82 is oblong, so that it not only centralizes the bowl with respect to tipping movement, but also determines its initial position with respect to movement about a vertical axis and thus properly orients the shoe lengthwise relatively to the wipers in the upwiping operation. A pin I84 extending from the carrier 2 into a vertical slot in the member I80 prevents the member from turning. For imparting downward movement to the member I80 to withdraw its head I82 from centralizing position,

suitably shaped to compensate for such downthere'is' provided a pinion I86 (Figs. 1 and 4) supported on the carrier 2 and arranged to engage rack teeth on the member I80, the pinion being fast on a shaft I88 on which is secured an arm I90. This arm is pivotally connected at its lower end to a block I92 which is slidingly mounted on a rearwardly extending rod I94 provided on its front end with a nut I06 through which the arm is operated to impart downward movement to the member I8 when the rod is moved in a rearward direction. Mounted on the rod I94 is a spring I9'I which bears at its front end on the block I92 and at its rear end against a collar fast on the road, so that by forward movement of the rod the arm I90 is operated through the spring to move the member I80 upwardly into its operative position. The rod I94 is connected at itsrear end to one arm of a bell-crank lever I98 (Figs. 6 and 7) mounted to swing about a rod 200 supported on the frame, the other arm of this bell-crank lever carrying a roll which lies in a path cam 20I formed in one side of a cam wheel 202 fast on the cam shaft I12.

Fast on the previously mentioned shaft I88 which carries the pinion I86 is an arm 204 (Fig. 4) to which is pivotally connected a rod 206 extending through a block 20'! (Fig. 1) having a stem swiveled in an arm 208 fast on a shaft 2I0. This shaft is mounted in ears on the carrier 2 and has fast thereon a pawl 2 I2 arranged to engage ratchet teeth formed on a bar 2 I4 vertically movable in the carrier 2. Confined on the rod 206 at opposite sides of the block 201 are springs 2I6 through one or the other of which the arm 208 is operated by movement of the rod, as will be readily understood. The bar M4 at its upper end is connected by links 2 I8 to the arm 90 which carries the toe rest I0. As the parts are initially positioned the pawl 2 I2 is held out of engagement with the teeth on the bar 2 I4, as shown in Fig. 4, but when the pinion I86 is operated to impart downward movement to the member I 80 the rod 206 acts through one of the springs 2 I6 to swing the pawl into engagement with the ratchet teeth. It will be evident that this pawl then serves to lock the toe rest I0 to the carrier 2 in such manner that the toe rest cannot yield in a downward direction relatively to the carrier in response to pressure of the wipers on the bottom of the shoe. On the other hand, when the carrier 2 is moved firmly against the wipers, this movement of the carrier not only lifts the plate 26 and the holddown rod- 62, but also serves to raise the toe rest by reason of the'positive action of the pawl 2I2 on the bar 2I4. Accordingly the toe rest is not only under the influence of the spring I 04, which tends to raise it, but is also forced upwardly by the carrier to press the shoe more firmly against the wipers.

The means hereinbefore referred to for holding the bowl I4 down on its seat I2 as the carrier 2 is moved downwardly to cause the wipers to Wipe the upper heightwise of the last comprises a disk 220 the lower face of which is spherically curved for engagement with a spherically curved face on the bowl I4, the disk being fast on a rod 222 which extends downwardly through a bore in the member I80 and is guided at its lower end in a bracket 224 fast on the carrier 2. Near its lower end the rod 222 is provided with rack teeth engaged by a pinion 226 rotatably supported on the bracket 224, and mounted in fixed relation to this pinion is an arm 228 pivotally connected at its upper end to a trunnion block 230 slidingly mountedpn a rod 232 which extends rearwardly through an opening in the carrier 2. A nut 234 on the front end of thisrod is arranged to act on the trunnion block to swing the arm 228 in the direction to raise the disk 220 in response to movement of the rod in a rearward direction. Between the rear face of the trunnion block 238 and a collar 23S fast on the rod 232 is a spring 248 through which the arm 228 is operated yieldingly to force the disk 220 down against the bowl 14 in response to movement of the rod-232 in a forward direction. At its rear end the rod 232 is pivotally connected to one arm of a bell-crank lever 242 (Figs. 6 and 7) mounted to swing about the rod 288, the other arm of this bell-crank lever carrying a roll engaged by a path cam 243 formed in one side of the previously mentioned cam Wheel 2112; The timing of the different operations is such that the disk 220remains in position'to hold the bowl l4 down on its seat I2 and also to lock the bowl frictionally against tipping movement until after the member I80 has been moved downward from its bowl-centralizing position, the disk being raised suficiently to unlock the bowl and permit it to tip just before the wipers being to wipethe margin of the upper inwardly over the insole. I

For wiping the toe end of the upper heightwise of the last and inwardly over the insole the machine is provided with wipers 244 (Figs. 2 and 9), which may be termed the main wipers and have wiping edges curved to conform substantially to the contour of the upper opposite the-edge face of the insole, and with auxiliary wipers 246 which cooperate with the main wipers in lasting the upper at the extreme end of the toe. Initially an'd during the upwiping of the upper the main wipers 244 are'spaced bodily apa'rt (Fig; 9) in such'manner that they are separated somewhat from each other 'at'the end of the; toe, and'the auxiliary wipers 246, comprising straight bars, are arranged in angular relation to each other between the main wipers and are beveled to provide end faces or edges 248 (Fig. 8) which serve as continuations of the wiping 'edgesof themain wipers and bridge the space betwe'erij the latter. Briefly, the operation is such that'all the wipers close about the toe prior to the upwiping operation by swinging about an axis a: (Fig. 2) located where the auxiliary wipers 246 meet. After the upwiping operation the main wipers 244 are moved bodily toward each other widthwise of the'shoel in rectilinear paths to wipe the margin of the upper inwardly over the insole, the auxiliary wipers 246 being swung toward each other about the axis a; to provide room, by reason of the angular relation then assumed by their end faces 248, for the main wipers to be thus moved inwardly until their wiping edges substantially meet at the end. of the toe, as shownin Fig. 10. In addition to these movements, all the wipers receive bodily movements lengthwise of the shoe to, bring, them into proper relation to the end face of the upper prior to the upwiping operation and thereafter to cause them to wipe the margin of the upper inwardly at the end of the toe.

All the wipers, and portions of their operating mechanisms, are supported by a casting 252, hereinafter termed a wiper head, which is movable horizontally in directions lengthwise of the shoe along guideways 254 in the frame andtcarries a cover plate 258, omitted from Fig. 2, which is fastenedthereto and holds various parts hereinafter described in theirproper positions. Extending through a bore formed in alug 258 (Fig.

6)'on the wiper head 252 is a rod 268 on which is threaded a worm gear 262, this gear being engaged on its opposite sides by shoulders on the lug 258, so that the rod 268 is normally held against lengthwise'movement relatively to the wiper head. At its rear end the rod 263 is pivotaliy connected by a'pin 28 3 to the forked front end of another rod 268 which extends rearwardly through a bore formed in a trunnion block 288 supported on the upper forked end of a lever 2 18, this lever being mounted to swing about a 'rod 272 supported by lugs 214 on the frame. Surrounding the rod'288 between a" shoulder on the forked front end of the rod and a Washer 213 in contactwith the trunnion block 268 is a spring 228. At its lower end thelever 2l8carries a roll engaged by a path earn 288 (Fig. 7) formed in one side of a cam wheel 282. fast on'the previously mentioned shaft 122. It will thus be seen that when the lever 278 is swung inf'a clockwise di rection (Fig; 6) by the cam 288 the wiper head 252 is moved forwardly through the spring 218 to engage the wipers with the toe-end face of the upper preparatory to the upwiping operation and thereafter to cause them to wipe themargin of the upper inwardly over the insole at the extreme end of the toe. Upon reverse movement of the lever 210 after the'lasting operation the Wiper head is retracted by'reasonof theaction of the trunnion block 268" on nuts 284(threaded on the rod 263. By turning the worm gear 232 the wiper head with its wipers'may be adjusted at any time lengthwise'of the shoe." For this purpose there is rotatably mounted in a support 286 which is fastened, to'the lug 258 a rod 288 on which is fastened a worm 290 in engagement with the gear 262. This rod extends through a slot 292 in the frame to permit it to move lengthwise of the shoe with the Wiper head, andlis provided at its outer end with a hand wheel 294 for turning it. I

For imparting to the main wipers 244 their swinging movementsa-bout the axis to there are provided wiper carriers 2% (Figs.-2 and 8) having depending ribs 298 curved'about this axis and lying in a correspondingly curved groove 308 formed in the wiper head'252; The wipers 244 are not mounted directly on these wiper carriers,

but upon wiper holders 302 supported on'the carriers, these wiper holders having depending tongues 384 which lie in straight slots 386 formed in the upper face of the carriers to guide the wiper holders and wipers for rectilinear movements widthwise of the shoe] The wipers 244 lie in slots formed in the wiper holders 382 andare-held detachably therein by spring-pressed pins 308- which are slidingly mounted insleeve members 310 extending downwardly from the holders, these pins being arranged to' enter holes in the wipers and having at their lower ends knobs 3l2 by'whichthey maybe moved downwardly to releasethe wipers. The members 348 extend through slots 3l4 in the wiper carriers 296 to permit the rectilinear movements of the wiper. holders 3532. The means whereby these holders are moved relatively to the carriers 298 and are controlled during the movements of the carriers will be hereinafter described. v

For swinging the wiper carriers 288 about the axis .1: these carriers are connected by links 3H5,-

which lie in slots 3! (Fig.2) in the wiper head 252, to arms 328 extending from opposite sides of a slide 322 mounted in a guideway 324 in the wiper head. On its lower face this slide is providedwith-rack teeth engaged by a gear sector 326 (Figs. 4 and 5) which is'mounted to turn on a rod 328 supported by lugs. 329 on the wiper head 252. Also mounted for swinging movement on the rod 328 is a two-armed lever 336, and located between one of the arms of this lever and a portion of the gear sector 326 is a comparatively light spring 332 through which the gear sector is operated yieldingly by the lever when the lever is swung in a clockwise direction (Fig. 4) Normally the lever and the gear sector are held by the spring in a relation to each other determined by the enegagement at 334 of shoulders formed respectively on these different parts. The lever 338 carries a trunnion block 336 (Fig. 5) engaged below by a thimble 338 which is mounted on a rod 346 extending through a bore in the trunnion block. A spring 342 surrounding the rod 346 between the thimble 338 and a washer 344 held by a nut 346 on the rod serves as yielding means for operating the lever 336 by upward movement of the rod. The spring 332 is lighter than the spring 342 and may yield as the wipers wipe the upper heightwise of the last, while the spring 342 will normally yield' only when the wipers press the upper inwardly against the lip of the insole. At its lower end the rod 346 is pivotally connected to the front end of a lever 348 mounted midway between its opposite ends to swing about the rod 266 (Fig. 6), the rear end of thislever carrying a roll engaged by a path cam 356 (Fig. '1) formed in one side of the cam wheel I16.

For imparting to the wipers 244 their rectilinear movements widthwise of the shoe relatively to the carriers 296 there are provided levers 352 mounted to swing about rods 354 which extend through the wiper head 252 and the cover plate 256 and on which nuts 356 and 358 (Fig. 1) are threaded to assist in holding the wiper head and the cover plate together. Formed in the front arms of these levers are slots 366 in which lie blocks 362 pivotally mounted on pins 364 which extend upwardly from the wiper holders 362. When the levers 352 are in their normal positions the slots 366 are curved about the axis ar: so as to permit the wiper carriers 296 tobe operated as previously describedto swing the wipers 244 about this axis without affecting the relation of the holders 362 to the carriers29 6, the blocks 362 moving along the slots 366 at this time. By swinging movements of the levers 352 thereafter about the rods 35 4 the wiperholders 362 are moved along the guideways 366 to carry the wipers 244 inwardly toward each other. For thus operating the levers 352 their rear arms are connected by links 366, arranged in the manner of a toggle, tothe head 363 of a rod 316 slidingly movable in a bearing member 312 which is fastened to the wiper head 252. Threaded on this rod is a spool 314 (Fig. 2) having a head 316 at one end and a gear 318 at the other end, and mounted on the spool between this head and gear is a block 386 formed of two parts connected together by bolts 382, the arrangement being-such that the spool may turn in the block for a purpose hereinafter described. Rearwardly extending portions of the block 386 are connected by links 384 to two parallel depending arms 386 of a bell-crank lever 388 (Fig. 7) pivotally mounted on a rod 366 which is supported by two upwardly and rearwardly extending bracket arms 382 on the cover plate-256. The bell-crank lever 338 is provided also with a rearwardly extending arm 334 to -which is' pivotally connected the upper end of a depending rod 386.

This rod extends downwardly within a-tubular mentioned .guideway 324.

slide is connected by a link 456 to the upper end of a lever 452 (Fig. 7) fulcrumed between its ends casing 398 (Fig. 6) in which is mounted a spring 466 lying between a head 462 formedon the lower end of the rod and a thimble 464 which is threaded in the upper end of the casing and through which the rod extends. At its lower end the tubular casing 388 is pivotally connected to the forwardly extending arm 466 of a bell-crank lever 468 (Fig. 7) mounted to swing about the rod 212, this bell-crank lever having a downwardly extending arm 416 provided with a roll engaged by a path cam 4l2 formed in one side of a cam wheel 4l4 fast on the shaft I22. It will thus be seen that by downward swinging movement of the arm 463 the rod 316 is operated through the spring 466 to swing the levers 352 in the directions to move the wiper holders 362 and their wipers 244 inwardly toward each other. The gear 318 is engaged by a pinion 456 mounted to turn on a rod 418 which is supported on the cover plate 256, and thispinion is engaged by another pinion 426 fast on a shaft 422 which is mounted in a bearing provided in a lug on the cover plate and has also fast thereon a hand wheel 424 for turning it. Accordingly by means of this hand wheel the spool 314 may be turned to impart lengthwise adjusting movement to the rod 316 and thereby to vary the initial positions of the wiper holders 362 and their wipers relatively to the carriers 296. The pinion 4| 6 is elongated so that the gear 318 remains in engagement with it at all times g The auxiliary wipers 246 are detachably mounted on holders 426, each wiper having an enlarged portion 421 (Fig. 8) formed to slide into a recess 428 in its holder and to be locked therein by the turning of a pin 436 which lies partly in a recess in the side of the portion 421 and partly in a recess in the side of the holder and has a slot 432 to permit the wiper to be moved into its proper positionfon the holder when the pin is in one position. Each of the holders 426 is provided with a curved tongue 434, and these two tongues are arranged to lie side by side (Fig. 2) in correspondingly curved grooves 436 (Fig. 8) in the two wiper carriers 296, these grooves being curved about the axis x. The holders 426 are connected by links '438 to forwardly extending arms of bellcrank levers 446 which are mounted to swing about'a rod 442 fast in the wiper head 252 and its coverplate 256, and these bell-crank levers have laterally extending arms connected by links 444 to a crosshead. 446 which is formed on a slide 448 (Figs. 2 and 6) movable in the previously At its rear end this on the rod 212, the lower end of this lever being provided with a roll which is engaged by a path cam 454 formed in one side of the cam wheel 262. It will thus be seen that when the slide 448 is moved by the cam toward the front of the machine-thewipers 246 are swung toward each other to provide clearance for the wipers 244 when the latter are moved bodily inward toward each other,

includes a turnbuckle 456 whereby the slide 448 i.

may be 'moved relatively to the lever 452.

The camshaft I22 carries a gear 458 connected by an idle gear-466 on the rod 266 to a gear 462 fast on'the cam shaft'l12; and also fast on this cam shaft is a worm gear 464 engaged by a worm ontheframe. Theclutch member-4T2'has a hub portion provided with pins 416 which extend-intoholes in-adisk 478 fast ontheshaft 4fi8 to provide a driving' connection between -the clutch member andthe shaft while permitting the "clutch memberto'move lengthwise of the shaft. A spring 480 serves when permitted to -move the member 412-into engagement with the -member' 4lfl; but' the member 41% is held initially out of such-engagement by' apivoted yoke 482' provided with shoes (not shown which-lie-in a' rove 484'inthe hubof the clutch member" 412'.- Pivotally connected-to this yoke is the rearend of a rod 488 onthe front end of which ismoun-ted a bar-- 488 havinga-shoulder engaged'by'a pin 492" which ismounted on an arm- 494* arranged-to swingabout the previously mentionedrod 168; Thisarm is-provided-at -its upper-end witha' roll 496 engaged'by astop cam 498 fast on thecam shaft I12; the-roll being held at alltirnes in-engage -f ment with-the cam by a spring 550 connected" to a finger 502- which projects-from ahub-of the arm. The cam-49B has threeprojections G4- arranged'respectively' to bring themachine to'a' stop at the end-of the-cycleand'twice before the end; of the-cycle; as hereinafter more particularly explained, by swinging the arm- 494 in*aclock- Wise-direction- (Fig. 6); as will-be-readily undenstood; To startthe machine the=bar 488-'-is=dis-- connectedfrom the pin 492 byswingi-ng'the ban and its rod 436-upwardly; thus permitting the" spring 48ilto'move the clutch member 412 into clutching engagement with-'the'pulley 4-70. For thus" operating the bar '4'8'8 -there'is' provided---arod 586' having first thereon a* collar 508 which ,underliesa sh0ulder-on-thebar and lifts the'bar when-the rod is movedupwardly; theroWbeing pivotallyconnected at its upper endto one arm ofa bell-crank lever 5H1 which" is mounted toturnabout the shaft 122 and the other arm of" (Fig: 4) operated by atreadle= 51 6 againstthe resistanceof a" return spring518i- Itwill" thus be seen that whenthe treadleis depressed the rod 506-is lifted-to cause the starting ofthe machine. As theclutch member 412 is moved intoclutching position by thespring 480 the -front-endportion ofthe bar 488- is carried rearwardly over the pin 492-, and just after the starting of the' machine the cam 49B-permitsthe arm494 to be swung by the spring 500- into "such a positionthat thepin is again engaged by the cooperating shoulder on the bar when the operator releases thetreadle. Accordingly, when the next -p10jection v5M ofthe. cam acts to 'swingthe armAM: forwardly the pin moves the bar 488 forwardly to disconnect the clutch and stop the machine. The rod: 565' is held'yieldingly against a shoulder on the" frame byaspring52ll connected to its lower end-to; maintain: its collar 588. at all times in proper'relation to the bar 488.

Prior to the operation of theimachinezon shoes-1 of; a given style and-size a. plate. 26 of. proper shape-foruse in positioningisuchlshoes will have been mounted-.onither-arm l 83 andiwipers. .2441 and $6"0f' the proper; shapes :willhave' beemmountedl ontheir holders $62 andJiZfi. It is contemplated,. however, that the same wipers may be used for shoes of several different sizes. The operator presents the shoe in the position determined by: en-

gagement of the plate 26 with the bottom face 5?:

and the lip of the insole, at thesame time mounts-- ing the heel end of the last on the pin and depressing the bar 28 to the position determined by the. last when the shoe is in proper relation to the plate 26, the bar further accommodating itself to the positionof the last by swinging. movement. The operator then swings the hand lever 56 downwardly to move the holddown rod 62 into engagement with the shoe as thus .positioned. While continuing to hold the shoe against the plate 26 he starts the machine by depressing the treadle 5%. Immediately upon the starting of the machine the toe rest 10 is forced upwardly" to clamp the toe end of the shoe against the plate 26. Shortly thereafter the wiper head 252 is. advanced lengthwise of the shoe to carry the: main wipers 244 and the auxiliary wipers 246 into engagement with the upper at the end of the: toe and the wiper carriers 2% are swung about. the axis ac. to close the. main wipers inwardly. against the upper at the sides of the toe, the auxiliary wipers also swinging with the main wipers- In proper time relation to these movements the shoe carrier 2 is moved downwardly with theshoe to cause the wipers to wipe the upper heightwise of the last in the manner illustrated in Fig; 9. At substantially the same time the bowl-center.- ing. member 182 is. moved downwardly. out of its operative position and the pawl 2 I2 is swung into position to connect. the carrier 2 to the toe rest, the bowl l4, however,.being still locked in its, initial position by the member 220. As the shoe is forced downwardly by the carrier the toe rest is depressed by the pressure of the shoe thereon, its controlling cam being shaped as described to compensate for the downward movement thereof so as to avoid any substantial increase of itspressure againstthe shoe. 4

At the completion of the upwiping operation the bowl I4 is unlocked by the member 220, and the auxiliary wipers 246 are swung toward each other to make way for the main wipers244 to be moved bodily inward widthwise of the last. Near the endof these movements of the auxiliary wipers the wiper head 252 is further advanced to force all the wipers inwardly over the insole at the end of the toe, the main wipers 244 are moved bodilytoward each other widthwise of the last relatively to their carriers 296 to wipe theupper over the insole at the sides of the toe, and; thesewiper carriers also are swung to a small extent about the axis a: to impart further closing movements about this axis to the wipers 244. When the wipers are at the end of their advancing and closing movements, as illustrated in. Fig. 10, the main wipers 244 are in substantially contiguous relation to each other at' the end of the toe and theypress the margin of the upper materials inwardly against t'helip of the insole under "the influence of the spring-2l8$which"acts" on the wiper head- 252, thespring 4iil J'through' which the -main* wipers are forced bodily" toward each-other, and the spring 342" through which the wiper carriers 296are'swung inwardly. After the" beginning of themovements of the-wipers to wipe the upper over the insole and the shoe carrier 2 is raised a short distance to elevate-the plate 26-' and-thuspermit theshoe to be-forced upmore firmly 'againstthe wipers by the toe-rest: 10 which" is raised by the carrier througli the actionbfthe' pawl 2l2. At this time, by reason of the fact that the bowl I4 has been released by its locking member 220, the shoe may tip to adjust itself to the wipers and thus to equalize the pressure of the wipers on all portions of the margin of the upper which they engage.

At the completion of the inward movements of the wipers in the manner above described the machine comes automatically to a stop to permit the operator to anchor a binder wire to a tack at one side of the toe and to draw the wire about the toe adjacent to the lower faces of the wipers. He then starts the machine again, whereupon the shoe carrier and the toe rest are lowered slightly to relieve somewhat the downward pressure of the wipers on the upper and thus permit the wire to be pulled in over the upper underneath the wipers. Shortly thereafter the wipers are somewhat retracted lengthwise and widthwise of the shoe by movement of the wiper head and of the main wiper holders 302, and they are then advanced and closed again to force the wire firmly against the upstanding margin of the upper, the shoe carrier being raised to increase the downward pressure of the wipers on the upper. The machine then comes again to a stop to permit the operator to fasten the binder wire to a tack at the other side of the shoe and to cut the wire. Thereafter the operator starts the machine again, whereupon all the parts are returned to their starting positions, the shoe carrier and the toe rest being operated to relieve the pressure of the wipers on the shoe prior to the retractive movements of the wipers, so as to avoid any objectionable dragging action of the wipers on the upper. As the shoe is released, the operator removes it from the machine, and he also elevates the hand lever 59 to retract the holddown rod 62 and to unlock the bar 28 so that the bar may be returned to its initial upraised position by the spring 38.

It will be understood from the foregoing description that the main wipers 244, preferably shaped as described to conform substantially to the contour of the upper opposite the edge face of the insole, wipe all portions of the upper which they engage in an effective manner heightwise of the last and thereafter wipe the marginal portion of the upper inwardly over the insole with components of bodily movement both lengthwise and widthwise of the last while maintaining their wiping edges in substantially parallel relation to the corresponding portions of the lip of the insole. Upon the completion of their inward wiping movements, therefore, they press the upstanding margin of the upper effectively against the lip of the insole all along their edges, insurance being afiorded that under any conditions their forward ends will apply adequate inward pressure to the upper by reason of such inward swinging movements as are imparted to the wiper carriers 296 through the spring 342.

While the invention is herein illustrated by reference to the lasting of welt shoes, it will be evident that the machine described may be used also effectively to last shoes of other kinds, the construction being such that the marginal portion of the upper is wiped inwardly from the edge of the insole in a direct and uniform manner regardless of the presence of a lip or shoulder on the insole.

Having described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1; In a lasting machine, wipers for wiping the marginal portion of an upper inwardly over the bottom of a last around an end of the last, said wipers being spaced from each other initially at the extreme end of the last and movable bodily toward each other widthwise of the last in thus wiping the upper inwardly, and auxiliary wiping means interposed between said wipers at the extreme end of the last, said auxiliary wiping means being displaceable to permit thus to approach each other.

2. In a lasting machine, wipers for wiping the marginal portion of an upper inwardly over the bottom of a last around an end of the last, said wipers being spaced from each other initially at the extreme end of the last and being movable lengthwise of the last and also bodily toward each other widthwise of the last in thus wiping the upper inwardly, and auxiliary wipers interposed between said first-named wipers at the extreme end of the last and movable bodily with them lengthwise of the last, said auxiliary wipers being also movable relatively to each other to make way for said first-named wipers to approach each other widthwise of the last in wiping the upper inwardly.

3. In a lasting machine, wipers for wiping the marginal portion of an upper inwardly over the bottom of a last around an end of the last, said wipers being spaced from each other initially at the extreme end of the last and being movable lengthwise of the last and also bodily toward each other widthwise of the last in thus wiping the upper inwardly, and auxiliary wipers interposed between said first-named wipers at the extreme end of the last and movable bodily with them lengthwise of the last, said auxiliary wipers comprising bars arranged normally in an angular relation to each other and having beveled ends to provide edges substantially continuous with the wiping edges of said first-named wipers when the bars are in that relation, the bars being mounted to swing toward each other to present said edges in angular relation and thus to make way for said first-named wipers to approach each other in wiping the upper inwardly.

4. In a lasting machine, wipers for wiping the marginal portion of an upper inwardly over the feather of a welt shoe insole around an end of a last and for pressing it against a lip or shoulder on the insole, said wipers being spaced from each other initially at the extreme end of the last and being shaped to conform substantially to the contour of the upper opposite the edge face of the insole, means formoving said wipers lengthwise of the last and also bodily toward each other widthwise of the last in thus wiping the upper inwardly, and auxiliary wipers interposed between said first-named wipers at the extreme-end of the last and movable with them lengthwise of the last, said auxiliary wipers being movable relatively to each other to make way for said first-named wipers to approach each other widthwise of the last in wiping the upper inwardly.

5. In a lasting machine, wipers for wiping the marginal portion of an upper inwardly over the bottom of a last around an end of the last, said Wipers being spaced from each other initially at the extreme end of the last, means for moving said wipers lengthwise of the last and bodily toward each other widthwise of the last and for also swinging them toward each other about an axis located substantially at the end of the last in thus wiping the upper inwardly, and auxiliary wiping means arranged to act on the upper in the space between said wipers at the end of the last.

6. In a lasting machine, wipers for wiping the marginal portion of an upper inwardly over the bottom of a last around an end of the last, wiper carriers supporting said wipers and mounted to swing with them widthwise of the last each about an axis located substantially at the end of the last, the wipers being bodily movable relatively to said carriers widthwise of the last, and means for thus moving the wipers bodily toward each other relatively to the carriers and for also swinging the carriers and wipers in wiping the upper inwardly.

7. In a lasting machine, wipers for wiping the marginal portion of an upper inwardly over the bottom of a last around an end of the last, wiper carriers mounted to swing widthwise of the last each about an axis located substantially at the end of the last, wiper holders supporting the wipers on said carriers and rectilinearly movable widthwise of the last relatively to the carriers, means for thus moving the wiper holders to move the wipers bodily toward each other in wiping the upper inwardly, and means for also swinging the carriers to impart inward swinging movements to the wipers.

8. In a lasting machine, wipers for wiping the toe end of an upper heightwise of a last and inwardly over the bottom of the last, said wipers being constructed and arranged to engage the upper along the sides of the toe and part way only around the end of the toe in wiping it heightwise of the last and being movable bodily toward each other widthwise of the last to wipe the upper inwardly over the bottom of the last, and auxiliary wiping means for engaging the upper between said wipers at the end of the toe to Wipe it heightwise of the last, said auxiliary wiping means being displaceable to permit the wipers to approach each other in wiping the upper inwardly.

9. In a lastingmachine, wipers for wipin the toe end of an upper heightwise of a last and inwardly over the bottom of the last, said wipers being constructed and arranged to engage the upper each part way around the toe with a space between them at the end of the toe in wiping it heightwise of the last, auxiliary wiping means arranged substantially to bridge the space be-' tween said wipers at the end of the toe in the wiping of the upper heightwise of the last, and means for moving said wipers bodily toward each other widthwise of the last to wipe the upper over the bottom of the last and for displacing said auxiliary wiping means to permit the wipers thus to approach each other.

10. In a lasting machine, wipers for wiping the toe end of an upper heightwise of a last andinwardly over the bottom of the last, said wipers being constructed and arranged to engage the upper part way only around the toe with a space between them at the end of the toe in Wiping it heightwise of the last, auxiliary wipers associated respectively with said first-named wipers and arranged substantially to bridge the space between the latter atthe end of the toe in the wiping of the upper heightwise of the last, and means for moving said first-named wipers bodily toward each other widthwise of the last to wipe the upper inwardly over the bottom of the last, the auxiliary wipers being movable relatively to said first-named wipers to permit the latter thus to;

approach each other in wiping theupper in-d wardly.

11. In a lastingmachine, wipers for wiping the toe end of an upper heightwise of a last and inwardly over the bottom of the last, said wipers being constructed and arranged to engage the upper along the sides of the toe and part wayonly around the end of the toe in wiping it heightwise of the last and being movable bodily toward each other widthwise of the last to wipe the upper inwardly over the bottom of the last;

and auxiliary Wipers for engaging the upper between said first-named wipers at the end of the toe to wipe it heightwise of the last, said auxiliary wipers being mounted to swing toward each other to make way for said first-named wipers to approach each other in wiping the upperinwardly.

12. In a lasting machine, wipers for Wiping" the toe end of an upperiheightwise of a last andinwardly over the bottom of the last, said wipers being constructed and arranged to engage the upper along the sides of the toe and part way only around the end of the toe in wiping it heightwise of the last and being movable bodily toward each other widthwise of the last to wipethe upper inwardly over the bottom of the last,

and auxiliary wipers for engaging the upper be-- ers to approach each other in wiping the'upper' inwardly.

13. In a lasting machine, wipers for wiping the toe end ofan upper heightwise of a last and inwardly over the bottom of the last, said wipers being constructed and arranged to engage the upper each part way around the toe with a space, between them at the end of the toe in wiping it heightwise of the last, auxiliary wipers. arranged normally in angular relation to each other and having portions for substantially bridging the space between said'first-named wip ers at the end of the toe in the wiping of the upper heightwise of the'l'ast, mechanism for moving said first-named wipers bodily toward-eachother widthwise of the last to wipe the upper inwardly over the bottom of the last, and mechanism for swinging said auxiliary wipers toward each other to make way for said first-named wipers to ap-' proach each other in wiping the upper inwardly;

14. In a lasting machine, wipers for wiping the toe end of an upper heightwise of a last and inwardly over the bottom of the last, said wipers being constructed and arra'ngedto engage the upper each part way around the toe with a space between them'at the end of the toe in wiping it heightwise of the last and being movable bodily toward each other widthwise. of the last to wipe the upper inwardly over the bottom of the last, auxiliary wipers arranged normally in angular relation to each other and having portions for substantially bridging the space between said first-named wipers at the end of the toe in the wiping of the upper heightwise of the last, and means for swinging all said wipers to close them about the toe preparatory to the wiping of the upper heightwise of the last and for thereafter reversely swinging the auxiliary wipers relatively to said first-named wipers to make way for the latter to approach each other in wiping the upper inwardly.

15. In a lasting machine, wipers for wiping the toe end of an upper heightwise of a last and inwardly over the bottom of the last, said wipers being constructed and arranged to engage the upper along the sides of the toe and part way only around the end of the toe in wiping it heightwise of the last, wiper carriers supporting said wipers and movable about a common axis at the end of the toe to close the wipers about the toe preparatory to the wiping of the upper heightwise of the last, the wipers being bodily movable toward each other widthwise of the last relatively to said carriers to wipe the upper inwardly over the bottom of the last, and auxiliary wipers for wiping the upper heightwise of the last at the end of the toe between said first-named wipers, said auxiliary wipers being movable about said axis to withdraw them from the paths of bodily movement of said first-named wipers.

16. In a lasting machine, wipers for wiping the toe end of an upper heightwise of a last and in- Wardly over the bottom of the last, said wipers being constructed and arranged to engage the upper along the sides of the toe and part way only around the end of the toe in wiping it heightwise of the last, wiper carriers supporting said wipers and movable about a common axis at the end of the toe to close the wipers about the toe preparatory to the wiping of the upper heightwise of the last, the wipers being bodily movable toward each other widthwise of the last relatively to said carriers to wipe the upper inwardly over the bottom of the last, auxiliary wipers for wiping the upper heightwise of the last at the end of the toe between said first-named wipers, the auxiliary wipers being also movable about said axis, and means for thus moving the auxiliary wipers with said carriers in the closing of the wipers about the toe and for thereafter reversely moving them relatively to the carriers to withdraw them from the paths of bodily movement of said first-named wipers.

17. In a lasting machine, wipers for wiping the toe end of an upper heightwise of a last and inwardly over the bottom of the last, said wipers being constructed and arranged to engage the upper along the sides of the toe and part way only around the end of the toe in wiping it heightwise of the last, wiper carriers supporting said wipers and movable about a common axis at the end of the toe to close the wipers about the toe preparatory to the wiping of the upper heightwise of the last, wiper holders supporting the wipers on said carriers and rectilinearly movable relatively to the carriers to move the wipers bodily toward each other widthwise of the last in the wiping of the upper inwardly over the bottom of the last, auxiliary wipers supported by said carriers for wiping the upper heightwise of the last at the end of the toe between said first-named wipers, and means for moving the auxiliary wipers relatively to said carriers to withdraw them from the paths of bodily movement of said firstnamed wipers.

18. In a lasting machine, wipers for wiping the toe end of an upper heightwise of a last and inwardly over the bottom of the last, said wipers being constructed and arranged to engage the upper along the sides of the toe and part way only around the end of the toe in wiping it heightwise of the last, wiper carriers supporting said wipers and movable about a common axis at the end of the toe to close the wipers about the toe preparatory to the wiping of the upper heightwise of the last, wiper holders supporting the wipers on said carriers and rectilinearly movable relatively to thecarriers to move the wipers bodily toward each other widthwise of the last in the wiping of the upper inwardly over the bottom of the last, auxiliary wipers for wiping the upper heightwise of the last at the end of the toe between said first-named wipers, and wiper holders supporting the auxiliary wipers on said carriers and movable relatively to the carriers about said axis to withdraw the auxiliary wipers from the paths of bodily movement of said first-named wipers,

19; In a lasting machine, wipers for wiping the toe end of an upper heightwise of the last and for wiping the marginal portion of the upper around the toe inwardly over the feather of a welt shoe insole on the last and for pressing it against a lip or shoulder on the insole, said wipers being spaced from each other initially at the end of the toe and being shaped to conform substantially to the contour of the upper opposite the edge face of the insole, means for moving said wipers bodily toward each other widthwise of the last in thus wiping the upper inwardly over the feather of the insole, and auxiliary wiping means for engaging the upper between said wipers at the end of the toe to wipe it heightwise of the last, said auxiliary wiping means being displaceable to permit the wipers to approach each other widthwise of the last in wiping the upper inwardly over the feather of the insole.

20. In a lasting machine, wipers for wiping the toe end of an upper heightwise of a last and for wiping the marginal portion of the upper around the toe inwardly over the feather of a welt shoe insole on'the last and for pressing it against a lip or shoulder on the insole, said wipers being spaced from each other initially at the end of the toe and being shaped to conform substantially to the contour of the upper opposite the edge face of the insole, means for moving said wipers lengthwise of the last and also bodily toward each other widthwise of the last in thus wiping the upper inwardly, auxiliary wipers for engaging the upper between said first-named wipers at the end of the toe to wipe it heightwise of the last, and means for moving said auxiliary wipers lengthwise of the last with said first-named wipers in wiping the upper inwardly and for also moving them relatively to each other to make way for said first-named wipers to approach each other widthwise of the last.

21. In a lasting machine, wipers for wiping the toe end of an upper heightwise of a last and for wiping the marginal portion of the upper around the toe inwardly over the feather of a welt shoe insole on the last and for pressing it against a lip or shoulder on the insole, said wipers being spaced from each other initially at the end of the toe and being shaped to conform substantially to the contour of the upper opposite the edge face of the insole, means for moving said wipers lengthwise of the last and bodily toward each other widthwise of the last and for also swinging them toward each other about an axis located substantially at the end of the last in thus wiping the upper inwardly, auxiliary wipers arranged to engage the upper between said first-named wipers at the end of the toe to wipe it heightwise of the last, and means for displacing said auxiliary wipers to make way for said first-named wipers to approach each other widthwise of the last in wiping the upper inwardly.

22. In a lasting machine, the combination with wipers for wiping the marginal portion of a shoe upper around the toe end of a last inwardly over an insole on the last, of means for determining the position of the shoe and last relatively to the wipers by engaging the bottom of the forepart of the shoe, said shoe-positioning means being mounted to tip with the shoe in response to pressure of the wipers on the upper heightwise of the shOe to permit a substantial equalization of the pressure of the wipers on different portions of the upper.

23. In a lasting machine, the combination with wipers for wiping the marginal portion of a shoe upper around the toe end of a last inwardly over an insole on the last, of means for determining the position of the shoe and last relatively to the wipers by engaging the bottom of the forepar-t of the shoe, said shoe-positioning means being mounted for universal tipping movement with the shoe in the wiping operation about a center located substantially on the bottom of the shoe and substantially midway lengthwise and widthwise of the shoe of the portion thereof on which the wipers operate to permit a substantial equalization of the pressure of the wipers heightwise of the shoe on all portions of the upper which they engage.

24. In a lasting machine, the combination with wipers for wiping the marginal portion of a shoe upper around the toe end of a last inwardly over an insole on the last, of a device for determining the position of the shoe and last relatively to the wipers by engaging the bottom of the forepart of the shoe, said device being mounted to tip with the shoe in response to pressure of the 40 wipers on the upper heightwise of the shoe to permit a substantial equalization of the pressure of the wipers on different portions of the upper, and a heel end support for the last and shoe mounted to tip with said device.

45 25. In a lasting machine, the combination with wipers for wiping the marginal portion of a shoe upper around the toe end of a last inwardly over an insole on the last, of a device for determining the position of the shoe and last relatively to the wipers by engaging the bottom of the forepart of the shoe, said device being mounted to tip with the shoe in response to pressure of the wipers on the upper heightwise of the shoe to permit a substantial equalization of the pressure of the wipers on difierent portions of the upper, and a toe rest for engaging the shoe at the top of the forepart, said toe rest being supported independently of said device but mounted to tip with the shoe.

26. In a lasting machine, the combination with wipers for wiping the marginal portion of a shoe upper around the toe end of a last inwardly over an insole on the last, of means for positioning the shoe and last bottom upward relatively to the wipers, and means below the shoe providing a bearing for said shoe-positioning means spherically curved about a center located substantially on the bottom of the forepart of the shoe to permit universal tipping movement of said shoepositioning means and the shoe in response to pressure of the wipers on the upper heightwise of the shoe and thus to permit a substantial equalization of the pressure of the wipers on different portions of the upper.

27. In a lasting machine, the combination with wipers for wiping the marginal portion of a shoe upper around the toe end of a last inwardly over an insole on the last, of means for position ing the shoe and last bottom upward relatively to the wipers by engaging the bottom of the forepart of the shoe, said shoe-positioning means comprising a member spherically curved below the shoe and universally movable about a center located'substantially on the bottom of the shoe and substantially midway lengthwise and widthwise of the shoe of the portion thereof on which the wipers operate to permit universal tipping movement of said device and the shoe in response to pressure of the wipers on the upper heightwise of the shoe and thus to permit a substantial equalization of the pressure of the wipers on all portions of the upper which they engage.

28. In a lasting machine, the combination with wipers for wiping the marginal portion of a shoe upper around the toe end of a last inwardly over an insole on the last, of a device for positioning the shoe and last bottom upward relatively to the wipers by engaging the bottom of the forepart I of the shoe, means below the shoe providing a bearing relatively towhich said device is universally movable to permit it to tip with the shoe in response to pressure of the wipers on the upper heightwise of the shoe and thus to permit a substantial equalization of the pressure of the wipers on different portions of the upper, and aheel-end support for the last and shoemounted to partake of the tipping movements of the shoe.

29. In a lasting machine, the combination with wipers for wiping the marginal portion of a shoe upper around the toe end of a last inwardly over an insole on the last, of a device for positioning the shoe and last bottom upward relatively to the wipers by engaging the bottom of the forepart of the shoe, a heel-end support yieldingly depressible by the last relatively to said device to a position determined by the last and shoe, and a holddown movable heightwise of the shoe into operative position and arranged to engage that portion of the bottom of the shoe which slopes heelwardly from the ball of the shoe.

30'. In a lasting machine, the combination wtih wipers for wiping an upper around'the toe end of a last heightwise of the last and for wiping its marginal portion inwardly over an insole on the last, of means for positioning the shoe and last relatively to the wipers, said. shoe-positioning means being mounted to tip with the shoe in response to pressure of the wipers on the upper heightwise of the shoe to permit a substantial equalization of the pressure of the wipers on different portions of the upper, and mechanism for holding the shoe-positioning means against such tipping movement in the wiping of the upper heightwise of the last and for thereafter releasing it to permit it to tip. 1

31. In a lasting machine, the combination with wipers for wiping an upper around the toe end of a last heightwise of the last and for wiping its marginal portion inwardly over an insole on the last, of means for positioning the shoe and last relatively to the wipers by engaging the bottom of the forepart of the shoe, said shoe-position-ing means being mounted for universal tipping movement with the shoe about a center located substantially on the bottom of the forepart of the shoe in response to pressure of the wipers on the upper heightwise of the shoe to permit a substantial equalization of the pressure'of the wipers on different portions of the upper, and mechanism for holding said shoe-positioning the bottom of the forepart of the shoe to permit it to tip with the shoe and thus to permit a substantial equalization of the pressure of the wipers heightwise of the shoe on all portions of the upper which they engage, and. a device for engaging said spherically eurved member to lock it against such tipping movement in the wiping of the upper heightwise of the last and for thereafter releasing it to permit it to tip as the wipers Wipe the upper inwardly over the insole.

ROY V7. CUMMINGS.

CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION. Patent No. 2,221,86h. November 19, 191m. no; w. CUMMINGS.

It is hereby Certified that error appears in the printed specification of the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows: Page h, sec- 0nd column, line 1h, for the word "road read .-rodpage 8, second column, line 10, claim 1, after "permit" insert -the wipers-; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein 'that the same may Conform to the record of the Case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this zhth day of December, A. D. 19L O.

v Henry Van Arsdale, (Seal) Acting Commissloner of Patents. 

